Sustainability: thanks for the feedback
Written by Steven Schwartz on May 9th, 2008
Thank-you to all of my colleagues, students and everyone else who has taken the time to respond to my blog on sustainable design.
I am especially pleased to receive so many ideas about how we can meet the needs of staff while also reducing our carbon emissions.
I certainly agree that we need to first decide what […]
Sustainability: when values collide
Written by Steven Schwartz on May 5th, 2008
With the start of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, American, British and Australian universities have made a commitment to environmental sustainability. The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has made sustainable development a requirement for universities.
At town hall meetings, at sustainable development group meetings and in response to our Divisional […]
Green universities: bring on the comp
Written by Steven Schwartz on February 14th, 2008
Blogging in The Australian this week, higher education analyst Gavin Moodie points out that two recent publications from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) highlight how far Australian universities are lagging in making their operations more environmentally sustainable.
Moodie looks at the HEFCE strategic review of sustainable development in higher education in England, […]